Ezhuthachan award for Attoor
Noted poet Attoor Ravi Varma has been selected for the highest literary prize instituted by the Kerala government, the Ezhuthachan Award, for his contributions to Malayalam literature.
The award was
Sewage water swamps church
The compound of the Holy Trinity Church, Begumpet, is inundated with drainage water since the last four days making it difficult for parishioners to attend chu-rch services. Church members say they ha
Costly drugs to get affordable
The Centre on Thursday approved the long-awaited National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy (NPPA), which intends to keep the prices of 348 essential drugs under control and thus reduce prices.
“The Nati
SMK looks to Delhi for suitable role
Contrary to reports that he would steer the party to power in the next elections, former external affairs minister S.M. Krishna may not volunatarily make any move to gear up the cadre in the state unl
2013 holiday list
The state government on Thursday released the list of holidays — in the general category and those declared under the Nego-tiable Instruments Act.
While there are 17 holidays under the NI Act, the go
Sreeramulu cozies up to SMK for poll pact
With the ruling and opposition parties preparing feverishly for the coming assembly elections, political circles are abuzz over reports that the Reddy mine baron backed BSR Congress’ party founder B.
Sunny conferred top award
VVS Laxman, who retired from international cricket three months ago, was emotional in his speech after being felicitated during the annual BCCI Awards on Wednesday.
“I played for 16 years India and i
BU’s shame:court ‘fails’ registrar
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday struck down the appointment of controversial academic B.C. Mylarappa aka Chickkamelurappa as Registrar of Bangalore University.
A bench, headed by Justice N. Ku
Untapped water transport
Ever since the recent steep hike in bus, auto and taxi fares, many long-suffering commuters in the city are wondering why one of the cheapest modes of transport isn’t put to better use, namely, the ci
A matter of trust
A No-Trust Vote, if it succeeds, brings the general election nearer. A national election in a few months’ time will put a huge burden on the common man, especially when economic indices are not loo